Democracy wins again thru’ free, fair by-polls: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Wednesday said democracy has once again won in the country with free and fair by-elections held Wednesday at six constituencies left by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He made the remarks while speaking at a rally, organised by the Dhaka South City AL, at

ACC turned into BNP suppression commission: Mosharraf

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the government has turned the Anti-Corruption Commission into a 'BNP suppression commission'.  "The fascist government has once again conspired against the BNP leaders, and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has become a tool of this plot. As if the ACC has now

Vested quarters out to destroy democracy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said vested quarters are out there to destroy the country's democracy only for their personal gains."They (vested quarters) are repeatedly claiming that there is no democracy in the country, those who are saying this get some attention during emergency and military regimes, they are

The decline and fall of democracy worldwide

A head of state who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote” he said, “but I didn’t say anything about counting those votes.” That infamous quote, perhaps uttered half-jokingly, was rightly described

Quader finds no democracy in BNP

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Monday said as there is no democracy in BNP, the party has no capacity to establish democracy in the country. “The ruling AL has no counter programme with BNP. The BNP does not need leaders and workers to conduct the party but it

Myanmar must return to democracy for regional peace, says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the Myanmar military government to immediately return to democracy, saying the current situation in the country was a threat to peace in the region. Myanmar has spiralled into bloody conflict since the military removed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February last year,

ASEAN agrees to talk to Myanmar opposition

Southeast Asian leaders agreed Friday to engage Myanmar opposition groups as they seek ways to quell the country's escalating bloodshed which has seen thousands killed in clashes since last year's coup. The Myanmar crisis dominated the first day of a gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional

AL is fighting to institutionalise democracy: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said his party is fighting to give democracy an institutional shape under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."Our fight will continue," Quader said at a programme, marking Shaheed Noor Hossain Day.The leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organizations

Myanmar and ASEAN: Time is not on the side of democracy

For 10 days in November, the world’s diplomatic attention will largely be focused on three major diplomatic meetings in Southeast Asia. These include the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit on November 15-16 in Bali, Indonesia, and the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which will be held November 18-19 in Bangkok,